small cane vs bamboo

small cane and bamboo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
small cane	Yes	No	No	No
bamboo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bamboo is a hypernym of small cane; that is, bamboo is a word with a broader meaning than small cane:

small cane: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
bamboo: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture

small cane (noun)	bamboo (noun)
small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States	woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
	the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles